Joel 1 New American Standard Bible

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<t><p class="indent1">And what<MH3499a> the swarming<MH697> locust<MH697> has left<MH3499a>, the creeping<MH3218> locust<MH3218> has eaten<MH398>; <t><p class="indent1">And what<MH3499a> the creeping<MH3218> locust<MH3218> has left<MH3499a>, the stripping<MH2625> locust<MH2625> has eaten<MH398>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/1-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Awake<MH7019a>, you heavy<MH7910> drinkers<MH7910>, and weep<MH1058>; <t><p class="indent1">And wail<MH3213>, all<MH3605> you wine<MH3196> drinkers<MH8354>, <t><p class="indent1">Because<MH5921> of the sweet<MH6071> wine<MH6071>, <t><p class="indent1">For it has been eliminated<MH3772> from your mouth<MH6310>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/1-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>For a nation<MH1471> has <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>invaded<MH5927> my land<MH776>, <t><p class="indent1">Mighty<MH6099> and without<MH369> number<MH4557>; <t><p class="indent1">Its teeth<MH8127> are the teeth<MH8127> of a lion<MH743b>, <t><p class="indent1">And it has the jaws<MH4973> of a lioness<MH3833b>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/1-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>It has made<MH7760> my vine<MH1612> a waste<MH8047> <t><p class="indent1">And my fig<MH8384> tree<MH8384> a stump<MH7111>. <t><p class="indent1">It has stripped<MH2834> them bare<MH2834> and hurled<MH7993> <i>them</i> away<MH7993>; <t><p class="indent1">Their branches<MH8299> have become<MH3835a> white<MH3835a>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/1-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Wail<MH421> like a virgin<MH1330> clothed<MH2296> with sackcloth<MH8242> <t><p class="indent1">For the groom<MH1167> of her youth<MH5271>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/1-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>The grain offering<MH4503> and the drink<MH5262a> offering<MH5262a> have been cut<MH3772> off<MH3772> <t><p class="indent1">From the house<MH1004> of the LORD<MH3068>. <t><p class="indent1">The priests<MH3548> mourn<MH56>, <t><p class="indent1">The ministers<MH8334> of the LORD<MH3068>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/1-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>The field<MH7704> is ruined<MH7703>, <t><p class="indent1">The land<MH127> mourns<MH56>; <t><p class="indent1">For the grain<MH1715> is ruined<MH7703>, <t><p class="indent1">The new<MH8492> wine<MH8492> has dried<MH3001> up<MH3001>, <t><p class="indent1">Fresh<MH3323> oil<MH3323> has <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>failed<MH535>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/1-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Be<MH954> ashamed<MH954>, you farm<MH406> workers<MH406>, <t><p class="indent1">Wail<MH3213>, you vinedressers<MH3755>, <t><p class="indent1">For the wheat<MH2406> and the barley<MH8184>; <t><p class="indent1">Because<MH3588> the harvest<MH7105a> of the field<MH7704> is destroyed<MH6>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/1-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>The vine<MH1612> has dried<MH3001> up<MH3001> <t><p class="indent1">And the fig<MH8384> tree<MH8384> has withered<MH535>; <t><p class="indent1">The pomegranate<MH7416>, the palm<MH8558> also<MH1571>, and the apple<MH8598> tree<MH8598>, <t><p class="indent1">All<MH3605> the trees<MH6086> of the field<MH7704> have dried<MH3001> up<MH3001>. <t><p class="indent1">Indeed<MH3588>, joy<MH8342> has dried<MH3001> up<MH3001> <t><p class="indent1">From the sons<MH1121> of mankind<MH120>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/1-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Put<MH2296> on<MH2296> <i>sackcloth</i> <t><p class="indent1">And mourn<MH5594>, you priests<MH3548>; <t><p class="indent1">Wail<MH3213>, you ministers<MH8334> of the altar<MH4196>! <t><p class="indent1">Come<MH935>, spend<MH3885a> the<MH3885a> night<MH3885a> in sackcloth<MH8242>, <t><p class="indent1">You ministers<MH8334> of my God<MH430>, <t><p class="indent1">For the grain offering<MH4503> and the drink<MH5262a> offering<MH5262a> <t><p class="indent1">Have been withheld<MH4513> from the house<MH1004> of your God<MH430>. <p class="hdg">Starvation and Drought</p><poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/1-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Consecrate<MH6942> a fast<MH6685>, <t><p class="indent1">Proclaim<MH7121> a solemn<MH6116> assembly<MH6116>; <t><p class="indent1">Gather<MH622> the elders<MH2205> <t><p class="indent1"><i>And</i> all<MH3605> the inhabitants<MH3427> of the land<MH776> <t><p class="indent1">To the house<MH1004> of the LORD<MH3068> your God<MH430>, <t><p class="indent1">And cry<MH2199> out<MH2199> to the LORD<MH3068>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/1-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Woe<MH162> for the day<MH3117>! <t><p class="indent1">For the day<MH3117> of the LORD<MH3068> is near<MH7138>, <t><p class="indent1">And it will come<MH935> as destruction<MH7701> from the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>Almighty<MH7706b>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/1-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Has food<MH400> not been cut<MH3772> off<MH3772> before<MH5048> our eyes<MH5869>, <i>and</i> <t><p class="indent1">Joy<MH8057> and rejoicing<MH1524a> from the house<MH1004> of our God<MH430>? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/1-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>The <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>seeds<MH6507> have dried<MH5685> up under<MH8478> their shovels<MH4053>; <t><p class="indent1">The storehouses<MH214> have become<MH8074> desolate<MH8074>, <t><p class="indent1">The grain<MH4460> silos<MH4460> are ruined<MH2040>, <t><p class="indent1">Because<MH3588> the grain<MH1715> has dried<MH3001> up<MH3001>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/1-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>How<MH4100> the animals<MH929> have groaned<MH584>! <t><p class="indent1">The herds<MH5739> of cattle<MH1241> have wandered<MH943> aimlessly<MH943> <t><p class="indent1">Because<MH3588> there<MH369> is<MH369> no<MH369> pasture<MH4829> for them; <t><p class="indent1">Even<MH1571> the flocks<MH5739> of sheep<MH6629> have <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>suffered<MH816>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/1-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>To You, LORD<MH3068>, I cry<MH7121> out<MH7121>; <t><p class="indent1">For fire<MH784> has devoured<MH398> the pastures<MH4999> of the wilderness<MH4057b>, <t><p class="indent1">And the flame<MH3852> has burned<MH3857> up<MH3857> all<MH3605> the trees<MH6086> of the field<MH7704>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/1-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Even<MH1571> the animals<MH929> of the field<MH7704> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>pant<MH6165> for You; 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